20 details you probably missed in 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'

Erin AjelloOct 12, 2020, 22:35 IST

"The Nightmare Before Christmas" is a spooky holiday film.Disney

Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993) has a huge fan base, but people may not have noticed all of these sneaky details.
Many of the decorations around Halloween Town are made from coffins, spiders, and pumpkins.
There are also references to classic Christmas stories, like "A Christmas Carol" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."

Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993) is a delightfully spooky Disney movie perfect for both the Halloween and Christmas seasons.

The musical film follows the "Pumpkin King," Jack Skellington, as he falls down the door to Christmas Town and takes on the role of "Sandy Claws."

Read on for some sneaky details and references that even Burton's biggest fans may have missed in "The Nightmare Before Christmas."

During the "This Is Halloween" graveyard scene, one ghost has two heads.

The final ghost in the opening sequence seems to be a two-headed woman. Disney

The Mayor of Halloween Town wears a black widow as a bow tie.

The Mayor's tie is actually a spider. Disney

The vampires win a disturbing award.

The Mayor presents them with a trophy for "most blood drained in a single evening." Disney

Jack references a well-known Shakespearean scene.

Jack holds his own head out like the skull in "Hamlet." Disney

Jack has a unique front-door setup.

Jack lives in a fittingly spooky house. Disney

The Mayor adds some fun political commentary that mocks his profession.

The character seems to be a parody of corrupt politicians. Disney

There are seven different holiday doors in the clearing.

The doors lead to different lands based on seven major US holidays. Disney

The town-hall meeting has some appropriately dark decor.

The podium is shaped like a coffin. Disney

Some of the books Jack reads are recognizable Christmas classics.

Jack sits down and reads "A Christmas Carol." Disney

Jack's chalkboard has plenty of Christmas references on it.

The equation is made up of Christmas references. Disney

There are bat and jack-o'-lantern designs around Jack's house.

There's an iron pumpkin on Jack's front gate. Disney

Boogie's Boys seem to be named after parts of a gun.

Their names are Lock, Shock, and Barrel. Disney

Oogie Boogie's lair has a casino theme.

Oogie Boogie is seen dancing on a roulette wheel. Disney

Snakes come out of the "snake eyes" that Oogie Boogie rolls.

A real snake comes out of the "one" side of the die. Disney

One character makes an ironically appropriate toy.

The witch with tiny witches under her hat makes a nesting doll. Disney

Santa's underpants have a mistletoe pattern.

When Santa Claus is getting shoved by Boogie's Boys, his underpants are visible. Disney

The Mayor's speech is actually written out on the parchment he's holding.

The words are actually written out. Disney

Zero's glowing nose was foreshadowed earlier in the film.

Zero acted as Jack's Rudolph. Disney

Jack's sleigh is shaped like a coffin.

Like much of his decor, Jack's sleigh has a morbid design. Disney

There seems to be a generation of adults whose faces are never shown in Christmas Town.

The TV anchor is cut off from the neck up. Disney

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